Green Carnation

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he history of Green Carnation dates back to 1990, when they were formed by guitarist Tchort (Real Name: Terje Vik Schei), bassist Chris Botteri, guitarist X-Botteri (Real Name: Christian Botteri) and drummer Anders Kobro. Essentially a death metal band at that time, a demo was recorded in 1992, but the band essentially split up when Tchort was invited to join Emperor. The other three members regrouped and formed the nucleus of the avant-garde black metal band In The Woods .... Fast forward to 1998, with Tchort done with Emperor and In The Woods ... having run its course, Tchort and the Botteri's regrouped to eventually release the first album, Journey to the End of the Night (2000), inspired largely by the death of Tchort's daughter, and featuring Alf T. Leangel now on drums. The album featured several guest vocalists including Vibeke Stein of Tristania, Atle Dørum of Drawn, and Synne Soprana of In The Woods .... By 2001 the Botteri brothers had left the band, but founding member Anders Kobro returned, and a new Tchort-led lineup including Stein Roger Sordal (bass), Bjørn Hårstad (guitars/slide guitars/ebow) and Kjetil Nordhus (vocals (lead)) released the sophomore effort, Light of Day, Day of Darkness, later that year. By this time the band's style had begun to change to include more progressive metal influences.

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